March 21, 2011
Spring has arrived. Time to replace the air filters in your army of life-sized Babe Ruth robots. Time to purchase that special sandpaper you’ve been dreaming about. Time to renovate your armada. Time to plant your wooden gremlins. Time to check in to your local clinic for delousing. Time to sharpen the spikes on your […]
March 19, 2011
When they broke the news to me next day that my Aunt Harriet’s body had been found in the river, no one mentioned a baby … If you’re looking for a post-apocalypse ‘Crucible’, look no further than ‘The Chrysalids’.
March 18, 2011
“Wow! Is that a screwed up planet or what?”
March 17, 2011
Although Ricky Nelson did a fine job as a section of aqueduct in ‘Quo Vadis’, and Don Knotts was compelling as Charles Laughton’s wig in ‘Witness for the Prosecution’, the hands down best performance ever was handed in by Rin Tin Tin playing the title role in ‘My Friend Flicka’. I mean, come on, a […]
March 16, 2011
The greatest acting performance in any film ever made was given by: a. Ricky Nelson in ‘Quo Vadis’ b. Don Knotts in ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ c. Percy Helton in ‘A Man for All Seasons’ d. Franklin Pangborn in ‘Raging Bull’ e. Charles Lane in ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ f. Rin Tin Tin in ‘My Friend […]
March 14, 2011
Okay, you’ve got your basic flower petals on cement following a rain storm. Now you need a title to make it an official work of art. ‘Flower Petals on Cement After a Rain Storm’ might spring to mind. Pay no attention to that thought. ‘Death of Spring’? Naaaah. What you want to do is go […]
March 13, 2011
“Yes, I did it. I did it all. Guns, moat, turnips, sponge cake, even the turkeys. And I’m glad. Glad, I tell you! Maybe now the clouds will stop watching me. HAHAHAHAHA” Sadly, the clouds continued to watch him. In fact, they beat him senseless with hocks of ham.
March 12, 2011
Its eight arms, or rather feet, fixed to its head, that have given the name cephalopod to these animals, were twice as long as its body, and were twisted like the furies’ hair. How the Enterprise escaped this thing I’ll never know. Kirk was really on his game that day.